How do older adults understand and manage distress? A qualitative study

Abstract Background Distress is an expected emotional response to a negative life event. Experiences common in later life may trigger distress such as bereavement or loss of physical mobility. Distress is considered to be distinct to anxiety and/or depression and is not diagnostically labelled as a...

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Main Authors: Alice Moult, Tom Kingstone, Carolyn A. Chew-Graham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-020-01152-7